Investigation of Relationships between Soil Physico-chemical Properties and Topography in Jeonbuk Upland Fields

전북지역 밭 토양의 지형별 물리화학적 특성

  • Ahn, Byung-Koo (Jeollabuk-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services) ;
  • Lee, Jae-Hyoung (Jeollabuk-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services) ;
  • Kim, Kab-Cheol (Jeollabuk-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services) ;
  • Choi, Dong-Chil (Jeollabuk-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services) ;
  • Lee, Jin-Ho (Department of Bioenvironmental Chemistry, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Han, Seong-Soo (Department of Food & Environmental Science, Wonkwang University)
  • Received : 2010.05.26
  • Accepted : 2010.06.15
  • Published : 2010.06.30

Abstract

The properties of upland soils are much more dependent upon topography than those of paddy soils, and they give us very useful information to manage the upland fields. Therefore, we investigated the selected physical and chemical properties of upland soils at 84 and 150 topographic sampling sites, respectively. The topographic sites included 34.7% of local valley and fans, 18.7% of hilly and mountains, 20.0% of mountain foot slopes, 14.0% of alluvial plains, 8.0% of diluvium, and 4.6% of fluvio-marine deposits. Based on the investigation, soil textures in Jeonbuk upland fields were mostly sandy loam, sandy clay loam, clay loam, and clay soils, especially sandy clay loam soils were evenly distributed in all of the topographic sites. Soil slopes in the sites ranged from 0 to 15%, which showed an optimal condition for farm land. Soil bulk density and compaction values were from 1.19 to 1.24 g $cm^{-3}$ and from 12.1 to 13.9 mm, respectively. As comparing with the optimal conditions of soil chemical properties for upland soils proposed by National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Korea, 37%, 42.7%, 93.0% of the sites were within optimum levels with soil pH, content of soil organic matter, and electrical conductivity, respectively. However, 64.0%, 47.3%, 48.7%, and 42.7% of the upland soils contained excess levels of exchangeable K, Ca, and Mg, and available phosphorus, respectively. In addition, the contents of heavy metals, As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, and Zn, in the Jeonbuk upland soils were much less than threshold levels.

전북지역 밭 토양의 화학적 특성은 150개 지점, 물리적 특성은 84개 지점에 대하여 토양의 물리화학적 특성을 조사하였다. 화학적 특성 조사지역의 지형분포는 곡간 및 선상지 (34.7%), 구릉 및 산악지 (18.7%), 산록경사지 (20.0%), 하성평탄지 (14.0%), 홍적대지 (8.0%) 및 하해혼성평탄지 (4.6%)로 나타났다. 물리적 특성인 토성은 사양토, 사질식양토, 식양토, 식토로 구성되어 있었고 사질식양토가 모든 지형에 고르게 분포하였고, 모든 조사지점의 경사도는 최적조건 (0~15%)을 보였다. 지형별 용적밀도는 1.19~1.24 Mg $m^{-3}$이었고, 경도는 12.1~13.9 mm이었다. 지형에 관계없이 밭 토양의 화학성인 pH는 37.3%, 유기물함량 42.7%, EC는 93.0%가 적정수준이었지만, 유효인산함량은 42.7%, 치환성 K는 64.0%, Ca은 47.3%, Mg은 48.7%가 적정수준 이상이었다. 토양 pH는 하해혼성평탄지를 제외하고 pH 5.9~6.1 수준이었고, 유기물함량은 산록경사지에서 20.6 g $kg^{-1}$로 가장 높았다. 유효인산은 하해혼성평탄지를 제외하고 534~739 mg $kg^{-1}$이었고, 치환성 K는 홍적대지에서 1.28 $cmol_c\;kg^{-1}$로 가장 높았고, Ca은 하해혼성평탄지와 홍적대지에서 각각 3.79와 4.9 $cmol_c\;kg^{-1}$로 낮았지만, Mg은 지형별로 차이가 없었다. 한편 CEC는 하해혼성평탄지를 제외하고 10.4~10.9 $cmol_c\;kg^{-1}$ 수준을 보였다. 지형별 중금속함량은 토양오염우려기준보다 훨씬 낮은 수준으로 전북지역 밭 토양은 안전한 것으로 조사되었다.

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